<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
SNK	O
's	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
system	O
,	O
which	O
retells	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
and	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
greater	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
setup	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
most	O
console	O
RPGs	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
games	O
make	O
an	O
appearance	O
,	O
either	O
as	O
a	O
temporary	O
helper	O
,	O
plot	O
device	O
,	O
or	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
U.S.	O
release	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
1997	B-Application
(	O
just	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
never	O
materialized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
while	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
exclusive	O
,	O
but	O
developmental	O
and	O
financial	O
pressures	O
caused	O
SNK	O
to	O
also	O
release	O
it	O
for	O
two	O
other	O
current	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
is	O
largely	O
similar	O
between	O
the	O
versions	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
aesthetic	O
and	O
gameplay	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation/Saturn	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
has	O
considerably	O
more	O
animation	O
in	O
the	O
combat	O
sprites	O
than	O
the	O
PS	O
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
including	O
unique	O
idle	O
stances	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
and	O
specialized	O
death	O
animations	O
for	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
has	O
more	O
ornate	O
and	O
colorful	O
menus	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
PS	O
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
have	O
fairly	O
blank	O
,	O
purple-and-green	O
menus	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motions	O
in	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
have	O
a	O
smoother	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
than	O
the	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
runs	O
in	O
its	O
native	O
resolution	O
of	O
304x224	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
PS	O
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
run	O
in	O
320x240	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
has	O
less	O
pauses	O
between	O
audio	O
clips	O
than	O
the	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS	O
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
have	O
significant	O
animation	O
cuts	O
in	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
walk/run	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS	O
version	O
enables	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
the	O
strength	O
of	O
a	O
normal	O
attack	O
after	O
choosing	O
a	O
target	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
does	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS	O
version	O
has	O
higher-quality	O
music	O
than	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
versions	O
,	O
owing	O
to	O
higher-quality	O
PCM	B-Algorithm
samples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
:	O
A	O
third	O
"	O
mini-chapter	O
"	O
is	O
enabled	O
,	O
wherein	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Hisame	O
Shizumaru	O
as	O
he	O
wanders	O
around	O
,	O
running	O
into	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
of	O
various	O
SNK	O
characters	O
from	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
:	O
A	O
"	O
side	O
story	O
"	O
mode	O
is	O
enabled	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
view	O
non-interactive	O
sequences	O
about	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saturn	B-Device
:	O
An	O
interview	O
mode	O
is	O
enabled	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
view	O
a	O
lengthy	O
,	O
non-interactive	O
sequence	O
about	O
the	O
various	O
characters	O
,	O
frequently	O
breaking	O
the	O
fourth	O
wall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
bonus	O
content	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
a	O
hacked	O
save	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
Shinsetsu	B-Application
Samurai	I-Application
Spirits	I-Application
Bushidō	I-Application
Retsuden	I-Application
on	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
sold	O
over	O
20,256	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
also	O
reported	O
that	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
versions	O
sold	O
over	O
37,353	O
and	O
28,122	O
copies	O
respectively	O
in	O
their	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
HobbyConsolas	O
identified	O
Shinsetsu	B-Application
Samurai	I-Application
Spirits	I-Application
Bushidō	I-Application
Retsuden	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
twenty	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
